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  Industry | 9/15/2025

  Jordi Hereu invites companies to participate in the new Perte Chip call for proposals, earmarking a total of €33 million.

  On 1 September, the Ministry of Industry and Tourism launched the third call for proposals for this PERTE, which strives to strengthen the design and production capabilities of the microelectronics and semiconductor industry in Spain.The minister underlined that Industry 4.0 is one of the most important industries because it boosts technical development, provides intelligence and greater competitiveness to all industrial sectors.

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  Tourism | 9/12/2025

  Hereu presents the need to foster digitalisation and AI to achieve inclusive and sustainable tourism before the G20

  The minister participated in the G20 Tourism Summit in South Africa, where he presented the philosophy and general objectives of the future Tourism Strategy 2030 to his counterpartsAt the G20 plenary session, Hereu highlighted the importance of social sustainability and air connectivity to improve the redistribution of tourism benefitsThe summit's final declaration includes several explicit requests from Spain, including one related to gearing tourism policies towards long-term value and impact rather than focusing solely on visitor numbers, and another demanding an international statistical framework to measure the impact of tourism on sustainable growth

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  Tourism | 9/10/2025

  At the G20, Jordi Hereu outlines the key aspects of the Spain Tourism 2030 Strategy, the future foundation for the sustainable transformation of the industry.

  The Minister of Industry and Tourism will participate in the G20 Ministerial Summit in South Africa on Friday, 12 September, focusing on solidarity, equality, and the sustainability of the tourism industry At the Mpumalanga summit, special emphasis will be placed on the importance of digital innovation for tourism, a benchmark area for Spain thanks to the significant public investments made since the pandemic Minister Hereu will be extremely busy in South Africa, holding bilateral meetings with representatives of several countries at the summit, such as the host country, Ireland, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia

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  Tourism | 9/10/2025

  The Secretary of State for Tourism launches the second edition of the ‘Hosts. Tourism Training and Talent’ programme

  The first training courses will begin on 10 September, and registration is available for 94 coursesAll those interested can register atwww.turismo-formacion.comto request registration in all the training courses of interest to them
  

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  Industry | 9/8/2025

  The Ministry of Industry and Tourism awards Inobat a €54 million grant to set up a battery gigafactory in Valladolid.

  The Inobat project in Valladolid has earmarked an investment of €712 million and the creation of 260 direct jobs and around 500 indirect jobsThe Ministry of Industry and Tourism has so far awarded nearly €2.5 billion to 300 companies to foster the rollout of electric and connected vehicles